Twine-holder



J. H NlcKs. TWINE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l0, 1919.

atented Aug. 3, 1920.,

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STATES JOHN I-I. NIGKS, OF SAN SABA, TEXAS.

WINE-HOLDER. e.;

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H.,N1ons, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Saba, in the county of San' Saba and State of |Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in rlwine-I-Iolders, of which the following is a specification.

rIhe invention claimed herein is a twineholder for supporting twine within convenient reach of clerks or salesmen and maintaining it under proper tension to prevent its loss and permit the free end of the twine to be kept within convenient reach, having been originally shown, described and claimed in an application filed by me February 13, 1919, Serial No. 276,781.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an elevation of the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section showing the means for maintaining the tension of the twine or cord;

Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of the same.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a base 1 which may be of any desired size or shape and is adapted to rest upon a store counter and support a bag and paper holder 2 on a turn table Brotatable about a post 4c.

The'post 4 is provided at its upper end with a lateral guide arm 12 having an eye 13 at its outer end and carrying a second eye or guide 14 near its inner end. Below its upper end, a supporting arm 15 is secured to the post and extends laterally therefrom and the free end of this arm sup' ports a spindle or bolt/16 on which a ball of twine or wrapping cord 17 may be fitted. At any convenient point of the base, I provide a bail or retaining loop 18 which is firmly secured to the base and pivotally supports a tension bar 19, the upper portion of which is hollow, as shown at 20, and the upper extremity of which is constructed with notches 21 through which the cord 17 may pass as will be readily understood. At the lower end ofthe hollow portion 2O of the bar 19, a longitudinal slot 22 is formed through the bar and a covering sleeve 23 is mounted upon the bar so as to normally cover said slot. An annular shoulder or rest 24C is provided on the bar adjacent the lower end of the slot 22 so as to provide a rest for the sleeve 23 and prevent the same dropping below the slot as will be readily understood. A weight 25 is fitted' Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

1919. sei-iai no. 309,922.

loosely within the hollow portion 20 of the tension bar and is provided at its upper end with an eye 26 through which the cord passes. rlhe weight obviously gravitates to the bottom of the hollow portion of the bar and thereby exerts a tension upon the cord which will keep it in the proper condition for easy use. Should the cord break, the sleeve 23 is raised suiiiciently to uncover the slot 22 whereupon the weight may be withdrawn through the slot and the cord within again threaded through the eye 26 after which the weight is simply dropped through the open upper end of the bar and the de vice will be again ready for use.

The wrapping cord will be held constantly within convenient reach and a new ball may be placed in position whenever needed. The tension bar may be swung close to the rack, as indicated by dotted lines in F ig. 1, so that the device may be covered when desired and also to reduce the space needed in transportation. It is to be understood that the twine holder may be mounted on any support and is not restricted to use in connection with the rack shown. 1

Having thus described the invention, whatv is claimed as new is:

1,. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a support, a lateral guide arm at the upper end of the same, a supporting arm below the guide arm, said supporting arm being adapted to carry a ball of cord and the guide arm to sustain the free portion of the cord, a tension bar hinged at its lower end to the support to swing to and from the same, guides for the cord at the upper end of the tension bar, and a tension device carried by said bar and engaging the cord between the guides at the upper end of the bar.

2. In an apparatus for the purpose set forth, the combination of a post provided at its upper end with means for supporting and guiding cord, a tension bar having its upper portion hollow, there being a slot in the wall of the bar at the lower end of the said hollow portion and there being notches in the open end of the bar, a tension weight loosely fitted in the hollow portion of the bar, and a sleeve slidably mounted on kthe bar and adapted to cover the slot therein.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

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